US5979445A - Laryngeal mask airways and their manufacture - Google Patents

Laryngeal mask airways and their manufacture Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US5979445A
US5979445A US08/956,358 US95635897A US5979445A US 5979445 A US5979445 A US 5979445A US 95635897 A US95635897 A US 95635897A US 5979445 A US5979445 A US 5979445A
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
mount member
mask portion
tube
patient
ring
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
US08/956,358
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Simon Neame
Eric Pagan
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Smiths Group PLC
Original Assignee
Smiths Group PLC
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Smiths Group PLC filed Critical Smiths Group PLC
Assigned to SMITHS INDUSTRIES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY reassignment SMITHS INDUSTRIES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: NEAME, SIMON, PAGAN, ERIC
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of US5979445A publication Critical patent/US5979445A/en
Assigned to SMITHS GROUP PLC reassignment SMITHS GROUP PLC CHANGE OF NAME (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: SMITHS INDUSTRIES PLC
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M16/00—Devices for influencing the respiratory system of patients by gas treatment, e.g. mouth-to-mouth respiration; Tracheal tubes
    • A61M16/04—Tracheal tubes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M16/00—Devices for influencing the respiratory system of patients by gas treatment, e.g. mouth-to-mouth respiration; Tracheal tubes
    • A61M16/04—Tracheal tubes
    • A61M16/0402—Special features for tracheal tubes not otherwise provided for
    • A61M16/0409—Special features for tracheal tubes not otherwise provided for with mean for closing the oesophagus
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M16/00—Devices for influencing the respiratory system of patients by gas treatment, e.g. mouth-to-mouth respiration; Tracheal tubes
    • A61M16/04—Tracheal tubes
    • A61M16/0434—Cuffs
    • A61M16/0445—Special cuff forms, e.g. undulated

Definitions

  • This invention relates to laryngeal mask airways and their manufacture.
  • laryngeal mask for the administration of anaesthetic and ventilation gases to a patient.
  • These airways comprise a tube with an inflatable mask or cuff at one end, the tube being inserted in the patient's mouth so that one end is located in the hypopharynx and so that the mask forms a seal in this region with the surrounding tissue.
  • Laryngeal masks are described in, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,355,879, U.S. Pat. No. 5,305,743, U.S. Pat. No. 5,297,547, U.S. Pat. No. 5,282,464, GB 2267034, U.S. Pat. No. 5,249,571, U.S. Pat.
  • Laryngeal masks have several advantages over endotracheal tubes, which are longer and seal with the trachea below the vocal folds. It can be difficult, however, to manufacture the patient end of the mask at low cost.
  • a laryngeal mask assembly including a mask portion and an elongate tube that opens at its forward, patient end into the mask portion, the mask portion being adapted during use to locate in the hypopharynx and to open on its forward side to the patient's airway, the mask portion having a mount member attached with the patient end of the tube, the mount member being generally elliptical, the tube opening at the patient end of the assembly via an opening on the forward surface of the mount member, and the mask portion having an inflatable member comprising an inflatable ring and a central web extending within said ring, the web being attached to the forward surface of the mount member and having an aperture therein aligned with the opening in said mount member.
  • a method of manufacture of a laryngeal mask assembly of the kind including a mask portion and an elongate tube that opens at its forward, patient end into the mask portion, the mask portion being adapted during use to locate in the hypopharynx and to open on its forward side to the patient's airway, the method including the steps of providing a mount member at the patient end of the tube, forming an inflatable member comprising an inflatable ring and a web within the ring, and attaching the web to the mount member so as to secure the inflatable member with the mount member.
  • the inflatable member may be made by providing a generally elliptical balloon and securing opposite walls of the balloon together in a central region so that the central region provides said web and the region around the central region provides said inflatable ring.
  • FIG. 1 is a partly-sectional side elevation view of the assembly
  • FIG. 2 is a view of the forward end of the assembly along the arrow II of FIG. 1;
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate steps in the manufacture of the inflatable member.
  • the assembly comprises a bendable tube 1 of a plastics material, such as PVC, with a coupling 10 at its machine end 12.
  • the tube 1 is curved along its length and has a mask portion 13 at its patient end 14.
  • the tube 1 is extruded with an inflation lumen 2 within its wall.
  • the lumen 2 is connected towards the machine end of the assembly to an inflation line 3 with an inflation indicator and connector 4.
  • the opposite, patient end of the inflation lumen 2 opens into the mask portion 13, through a hole or slot 5 formed in the outside of the tube 1.
  • the mask portion 13 comprises a mount member 15 and an expandable or inflatable assembly 16.
  • the mount member 15 is moulded from a relatively stiff plastics material, such as PVC.
  • the mount member 15 has a hollow cylindrical sleeve 17 at its rear end, in which the forward, patient end of the tube 1 is inserted and joined.
  • the forward, patient end 18 of the mount member 15 is of an inverted dish shape with a generally elliptical or egg-shape outline and with a concave surface or recess 19.
  • a bore 22 extends forwardly through the mount member 15, as a continuation of the bore through the sleeve 17, and forms an opening into the rear part of the recess 19.
  • the hole or slot 5 in the tube 1 opens into a passage 23 through the mount member 15.
  • the inflatable assembly 16 comprises an expandable or inflatable outer ring 24 of circular section and egg shape with an integral, flexible, central web 25 within the ring.
  • the ring 24 could have other shape sections, such as oval or elliptical.
  • the diameter of the ring 24 towards the rear, machine end is slightly greater than that at the forward, patient end.
  • the web 25 has the same shape as the underside of the mount member 15, that is, it is concave when viewed from beneath.
  • An aperture 26 through the web 25 is aligned with the opening of the bore 22 in the mount member 15.
  • a spigot 27 projects upwardly from the ring 24 and is sealed within the passage 23 in the mount member 15 so that the inflation lumen 2 opens into the ring 24.
  • the inflatable member 16 is attached to the mount member 15 by means of an adhesive between the upper surface of the web 25 and the surface of the recess 19 so that the ring 24 projects beyond the mount member around its perimeter. Adhesive is also applied in the region of the passage 23, where the mount member has a shallow concave recess 28 shaped to receive a part of the ring 24 around the spigot 27.
  • the inflatable member 16 can be readily manufactured from a flexible plastics material, such as PVC, polyurethane, silicone, EVA, TPE, polyether block amide or the like.
  • a flat balloon 30 is first blow moulded having the egg-shape outline of the assembly but with substantially flat upper and lower surfaces 31 and 32 and an open interior 33, as shown in FIG. 3.
  • the balloon 30 is then placed between two dies 34 and 35, which are brought together to force the upper and lower surfaces 31 and 32 into contact in the central region only, leaving the surfaces separate in the peripheral region, as shown in FIG. 4.
  • the dies 34 and 35 are heated so that the upper and lower surface heat bond together in the central region to form the web 25, the peripheral region outside the central region forming the inflatable ring.
  • the bond could be made by RF welding.
  • the die surfaces have complementary profiles, defining the finished shape of the web, and cutting edges 36 to form the aperture 26 in the web.
  • the spigot 27 may be formed during the initial blow moulding process or attached subsequently.
  • the aperture 26 could have a series of holes or slits to prevent entry of the epiglottis.
  • the airway can be easily manufactured in this way at low cost.
  • the expandable member 16 could contain a foam material so that it naturally adopts an inflated or expanded state and is deflated by the action of suction.
  • the foam may be inserted in the ring after attaching the expandable member to the mount member.

Landscapes

  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Pulmonology (AREA)
  • Emergency Medicine (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Anesthesiology (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Hematology (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Media Introduction/Drainage Providing Device (AREA)
  • Respiratory Apparatuses And Protective Means (AREA)
  • Thermotherapy And Cooling Therapy Devices (AREA)
US08/956,358 1996-11-02 1997-10-23 Laryngeal mask airways and their manufacture Expired - Fee Related US5979445A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9622880 1996-11-02
GBGB9622880.4A GB9622880D0 (en) 1996-11-02 1996-11-02 Laryngeal mask airways and thier manufacture

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US5979445A true US5979445A (en) 1999-11-09

Family

ID=10802370

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US08/956,358 Expired - Fee Related US5979445A (en) 1996-11-02 1997-10-23 Laryngeal mask airways and their manufacture

Country Status (8)

Country Link
US (1) US5979445A (de)
EP (1) EP0845276B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH11128349A (de)
AU (1) AU724830B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2219860A1 (de)
DE (1) DE69716012T2 (de)
GB (1) GB9622880D0 (de)
ZA (1) ZA979659B (de)

Cited By (57)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6439232B1 (en) 1998-08-13 2002-08-27 Archibald Ian Jeremy Brain Laryngeal mask airway device
US6546931B2 (en) * 2000-12-13 2003-04-15 Future Top Medical Environment Technic, Co., Ltd. Supraglottic airway structure specifically used for anesthesia
US6604525B2 (en) * 1998-02-17 2003-08-12 Smiths Group Plc Laryngeal mask airways and their manufacture
US20030185879A1 (en) * 1999-11-05 2003-10-02 Teni Boulikas Therapy for human cancers using cisplatin and other drugs or genes encapsulated into liposomes
US6634354B2 (en) 1996-02-26 2003-10-21 Evergreen Medical Incorporated Laryngeal mask airway
US20030213492A1 (en) * 2002-05-16 2003-11-20 Alfery David D. Perilaryngeal oral airway with flexible tip guide
US6668821B2 (en) 1996-02-26 2003-12-30 Evergreen Medical Incorporated Laryngeal mask airway
US20040020491A1 (en) * 2001-11-08 2004-02-05 Fortuna Anibal De Oliveira Combination artificial airway device and esophageal obturator
US6705318B1 (en) 1999-04-09 2004-03-16 Archibald I. J. Brain Disposable LMA
US20040060564A1 (en) * 1997-07-25 2004-04-01 Lma International Sa Intubating laryngeal mask
US20040139971A1 (en) * 2003-01-22 2004-07-22 Brain Archibald I. J. Laryngeal mask airway device with airway tube having flattened outer circumference and elliptical inner airway passage
US20040255953A1 (en) * 1997-04-10 2004-12-23 Cook Daniel J. Laryngeal mask
US20050005931A1 (en) * 2000-02-08 2005-01-13 Doane Mark William Masks and their manufacture
US20050016529A1 (en) * 1997-04-10 2005-01-27 Cook Daniel J. Methods of making laryngeal masks
US20050051173A1 (en) * 2003-09-08 2005-03-10 Brain Archibald I. J. Laryngeal mask airway device with position controlling tab
US20050051175A1 (en) * 2003-09-10 2005-03-10 Brain Archibald I. J. Intubating laryngeal mask airway device with fiber optic assembly
US20050066975A1 (en) * 1999-10-07 2005-03-31 Brain Archibald I.J. Laryngeal mask with large-bore gastric drainage
US20050109345A1 (en) * 2000-12-22 2005-05-26 Collins Michael N. Laryngeal mask assemblies
US20050139220A1 (en) * 1996-02-26 2005-06-30 Evergreen Medical Incorporated Method and apparatus for ventilation / oxygenation during guided insertion of an endotracheal tube
US7096868B2 (en) * 2004-03-09 2006-08-29 Nellcor Puritan Bennett Incorporated Laryngeal airway device
US20060207601A1 (en) * 2003-08-14 2006-09-21 Nasir Muhammed Aslam Airway device
US7140368B1 (en) * 1999-08-26 2006-11-28 Smiths Group Plc Laryngeal mask airway
US7156100B1 (en) 1998-10-06 2007-01-02 The Laryngeal Mask Company Ltd. Laryngeal mask airway device
US7159589B2 (en) 2001-08-23 2007-01-09 Indian Ocean Medical Inc. Disposable laryngeal mask airway device
US20070023051A1 (en) * 2005-07-30 2007-02-01 Cook Daniel J Inflatable airways with pressure monitoring devices
US7273053B2 (en) 1997-12-24 2007-09-25 Mario Zocca Monitoring and control for a laryngeal mask airway device
USRE39938E1 (en) 1996-03-01 2007-12-18 Indian Ocean Medical, Inc. Gastro-laryngeal mask
US7331346B2 (en) 1997-12-24 2008-02-19 Indian Ocean Medical, Inc. Monitoring and control for a laryngeal mask airway device
US20080041392A1 (en) * 2006-08-18 2008-02-21 Cook Daniel J Laryngeal Mask with Esophageal Blocker and Bite Block
US7762261B1 (en) 2001-11-08 2010-07-27 Fortuna Anibal De Oliveira Combination artificial airway device and esophageal obturator
US7780900B2 (en) 2006-09-15 2010-08-24 Cookgas, Llc Methods of forming a laryngeal mask
US7784464B2 (en) 2006-09-15 2010-08-31 Cookgas, Llc Laryngeal mask
CN101874912A (zh) * 2010-07-18 2010-11-03 张海山 防漏麻醉面罩
US20100288289A1 (en) * 2007-09-29 2010-11-18 Muhammed Aslam Nasir Airway device
US7934502B2 (en) 2007-05-11 2011-05-03 Cookgas, Llc Self-pressurizing supraglottic airway
USD665495S1 (en) 2009-07-14 2012-08-14 Muhammed Aslam Nasir Medical device
US20130125898A1 (en) * 2011-11-21 2013-05-23 Michael Moonsup Song Hybrid tubing supraglottic airway device
USD688787S1 (en) 2011-06-08 2013-08-27 Intersurgical Ag Airway device cap and strap holder
USD693920S1 (en) 2011-06-08 2013-11-19 Intersurgical Ag Airway device
US8778248B2 (en) 2002-08-14 2014-07-15 Muhammed Aslam Nasir Method of manufacturing an airway device
US8783256B2 (en) 2005-05-27 2014-07-22 The Laryngeal Mask Company Ltd. Laryngeal mask airway device
USD712244S1 (en) 2011-09-23 2014-09-02 Intersurgical Ag Medical device package
US9265904B2 (en) 2009-07-06 2016-02-23 Teleflex Life Sciences Artificial airway
US9265905B2 (en) 2010-06-24 2016-02-23 Ashkal Developments Limited Stopper device
USD761952S1 (en) 2012-07-27 2016-07-19 Docsinnovent Limited Airway device
US9528897B2 (en) 2009-08-13 2016-12-27 Chimden Medical Pty Ltd Pressure indicator
US9675772B2 (en) 2010-10-15 2017-06-13 The Laryngeal Mask Company Limited Artificial airway device
US9937311B2 (en) 2012-01-27 2018-04-10 Ashkal Developments Limited Stopper device
US9974912B2 (en) 2010-10-01 2018-05-22 Teleflex Life Sciences Unlimited Company Artificial airway device
USD842456S1 (en) 2015-12-15 2019-03-05 Intersurgical Ag Airway device
US10549054B2 (en) 2011-02-02 2020-02-04 Teleflex Life Sciences Unlimited Company Artificial airway
US10576229B2 (en) 2009-03-03 2020-03-03 The Laryngeal Mask Company Limited Artificial airway device
US10625037B2 (en) 2013-12-17 2020-04-21 Intersurgical Ag Intubating airway device
US10806327B2 (en) 2011-11-30 2020-10-20 Teleflex Life Sciences Pte, Ltd. Laryngeal mask for use with an endoscope
US20210038844A1 (en) * 2019-08-09 2021-02-11 Ony Biotech Inc. Method Of Delivering Medicament
US11701484B2 (en) 2017-12-13 2023-07-18 Ashkal Developments Limited Airway device
USD1025348S1 (en) 2020-04-16 2024-04-30 Intersurgical Ag Airway device

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1800706A1 (de) * 2005-12-22 2007-06-27 Unomedical A/S Kehlkopfmaske
CN109464734B (zh) * 2018-12-29 2021-05-18 中国人民解放军第四军医大学 一种带有定位导芯的可弯曲喉罩及其使用方法
CN112190805B (zh) * 2020-11-05 2021-05-25 韩伟 一种具有智能进气的麻醉科喉罩

Citations (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4509514A (en) * 1981-12-16 1985-04-09 Brain Archibald Ian Jeremy Artificial airway device
US4995388A (en) * 1989-03-22 1991-02-26 Brain Archibald I Artificial airway device
EP0448878A2 (de) * 1990-02-27 1991-10-02 Archibald Ian Jeremy Dr. Brain Künstliche Luftwegeinrichtung
US5297547A (en) * 1992-07-30 1994-03-29 Brain Archibald Ian Jeremy Laryngeal mask construction
US5305743A (en) * 1992-03-05 1994-04-26 Brain Archibald Ian Jeremy Artificial airway device
US5391248A (en) * 1992-03-05 1995-02-21 Brain; Archibald I. J. Method of making an artificial airway device
US5443063A (en) * 1993-08-31 1995-08-22 The Johns Hopkins University Cuffed oro-pharyngeal airway
EP0712638A1 (de) * 1994-05-31 1996-05-22 Mallinckrodt Medical, Inc. Atmungsrohr für die pharynxhöhle
US5682880A (en) * 1996-07-26 1997-11-04 Brain; Archibald Ian Jeremy Laryngeal-mask airway with guide element, stiffener, and fiberoptic access
US5694929A (en) * 1996-02-26 1997-12-09 Christopher; Kent L. Method and apparatus for ventilation/oxygenation during guided insertion of an endotracheal tube
US5771889A (en) * 1995-03-14 1998-06-30 Smiths Industries Plc Laryngeal mask airways

Family Cites Families (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2249959A (en) 1990-11-20 1992-05-27 Archibald Ian Jeremy Brain Artificial airway device
GB9102821D0 (en) 1991-02-11 1991-03-27 Brain Archibald Ian Jeremy An intubating laryngeal mask airway
US5241956A (en) 1992-05-21 1993-09-07 Brain Archibald Ian Jeremy Laryngeal mask airway with concentric drainage of oesophagus discharge
US5249571A (en) 1992-05-21 1993-10-05 Brain Archibald Ian Jeremy Laryngeal clamp airway
GB9215455D0 (en) 1992-07-21 1992-09-02 Brain Archibald Ian Jeremy A laryngeal mask airway adapted to carry a reflecting-type oximeter
US5355879A (en) 1992-09-28 1994-10-18 Brain Archibald Ian Jeremy Laryngeal-mask construction

Patent Citations (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4509514A (en) * 1981-12-16 1985-04-09 Brain Archibald Ian Jeremy Artificial airway device
US4995388A (en) * 1989-03-22 1991-02-26 Brain Archibald I Artificial airway device
EP0448878A2 (de) * 1990-02-27 1991-10-02 Archibald Ian Jeremy Dr. Brain Künstliche Luftwegeinrichtung
US5305743A (en) * 1992-03-05 1994-04-26 Brain Archibald Ian Jeremy Artificial airway device
US5391248A (en) * 1992-03-05 1995-02-21 Brain; Archibald I. J. Method of making an artificial airway device
US5297547A (en) * 1992-07-30 1994-03-29 Brain Archibald Ian Jeremy Laryngeal mask construction
US5443063A (en) * 1993-08-31 1995-08-22 The Johns Hopkins University Cuffed oro-pharyngeal airway
EP0712638A1 (de) * 1994-05-31 1996-05-22 Mallinckrodt Medical, Inc. Atmungsrohr für die pharynxhöhle
US5771889A (en) * 1995-03-14 1998-06-30 Smiths Industries Plc Laryngeal mask airways
US5694929A (en) * 1996-02-26 1997-12-09 Christopher; Kent L. Method and apparatus for ventilation/oxygenation during guided insertion of an endotracheal tube
US5682880A (en) * 1996-07-26 1997-11-04 Brain; Archibald Ian Jeremy Laryngeal-mask airway with guide element, stiffener, and fiberoptic access

Cited By (102)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6668821B2 (en) 1996-02-26 2003-12-30 Evergreen Medical Incorporated Laryngeal mask airway
US20050139220A1 (en) * 1996-02-26 2005-06-30 Evergreen Medical Incorporated Method and apparatus for ventilation / oxygenation during guided insertion of an endotracheal tube
US6895966B2 (en) 1996-02-26 2005-05-24 Evergreen Medical Incorporated Laryngeal mask airway
US20040079364A1 (en) * 1996-02-26 2004-04-29 Christopher Kent L. Laryngeal mask airway
US6634354B2 (en) 1996-02-26 2003-10-21 Evergreen Medical Incorporated Laryngeal mask airway
USRE39938E1 (en) 1996-03-01 2007-12-18 Indian Ocean Medical, Inc. Gastro-laryngeal mask
US20040255953A1 (en) * 1997-04-10 2004-12-23 Cook Daniel J. Laryngeal mask
US8631796B2 (en) 1997-04-10 2014-01-21 Cookgas, L.L.C. Laryngeal mask
US20050016529A1 (en) * 1997-04-10 2005-01-27 Cook Daniel J. Methods of making laryngeal masks
US6918388B2 (en) 1997-07-25 2005-07-19 The Laryngeal Mask Company Limited Intubating laryngeal mask
US20040060564A1 (en) * 1997-07-25 2004-04-01 Lma International Sa Intubating laryngeal mask
US7273053B2 (en) 1997-12-24 2007-09-25 Mario Zocca Monitoring and control for a laryngeal mask airway device
US7331346B2 (en) 1997-12-24 2008-02-19 Indian Ocean Medical, Inc. Monitoring and control for a laryngeal mask airway device
US6604525B2 (en) * 1998-02-17 2003-08-12 Smiths Group Plc Laryngeal mask airways and their manufacture
US7305985B2 (en) 1998-08-13 2007-12-11 The Laryngeal Mask Company Limited Laryngeal mask airway device
US20080060655A1 (en) * 1998-08-13 2008-03-13 Lma International Laryngeal mask airway device
US9694150B2 (en) 1998-08-13 2017-07-04 The Laryngeal Mask Company Limited Laryngeal mask airway device
US6439232B1 (en) 1998-08-13 2002-08-27 Archibald Ian Jeremy Brain Laryngeal mask airway device
US20030051734A1 (en) * 1998-08-13 2003-03-20 Brain Archibald Ian Jeremy Laryngeal mask airway device
US7156100B1 (en) 1998-10-06 2007-01-02 The Laryngeal Mask Company Ltd. Laryngeal mask airway device
US20040187872A1 (en) * 1999-04-09 2004-09-30 Brain Archibald I. J. Disposable LMA
US7097802B2 (en) 1999-04-09 2006-08-29 Indian Ocean Medical Inc. Disposable LMA
US6705318B1 (en) 1999-04-09 2004-03-16 Archibald I. J. Brain Disposable LMA
US7140368B1 (en) * 1999-08-26 2006-11-28 Smiths Group Plc Laryngeal mask airway
US7004169B2 (en) 1999-10-07 2006-02-28 Indian Ocean Medical Inc. Laryngeal mask with large-bore gastric drainage
US20050066975A1 (en) * 1999-10-07 2005-03-31 Brain Archibald I.J. Laryngeal mask with large-bore gastric drainage
US20030185879A1 (en) * 1999-11-05 2003-10-02 Teni Boulikas Therapy for human cancers using cisplatin and other drugs or genes encapsulated into liposomes
US20050005931A1 (en) * 2000-02-08 2005-01-13 Doane Mark William Masks and their manufacture
US6546931B2 (en) * 2000-12-13 2003-04-15 Future Top Medical Environment Technic, Co., Ltd. Supraglottic airway structure specifically used for anesthesia
EP1219316B1 (de) * 2000-12-22 2007-07-04 Smiths Group plc Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Kehlkopfmaske
US20050109345A1 (en) * 2000-12-22 2005-05-26 Collins Michael N. Laryngeal mask assemblies
US7159589B2 (en) 2001-08-23 2007-01-09 Indian Ocean Medical Inc. Disposable laryngeal mask airway device
US20070102001A1 (en) * 2001-08-23 2007-05-10 Indian Ocean Medical Inc. Disposable laryngeal mask airway device
US7762261B1 (en) 2001-11-08 2010-07-27 Fortuna Anibal De Oliveira Combination artificial airway device and esophageal obturator
US20100242957A1 (en) * 2001-11-08 2010-09-30 Fortuna Anibal De Oliveira Combination Artificial Airway Device and Esophageal Obturator
US7040322B2 (en) 2001-11-08 2006-05-09 Fortuna Anibal De Oliveira Combination artificial airway device and esophageal obturator
US20040020491A1 (en) * 2001-11-08 2004-02-05 Fortuna Anibal De Oliveira Combination artificial airway device and esophageal obturator
US7040312B2 (en) 2002-05-16 2006-05-09 Engineered Medical Systems, Inc. Perilaryngeal oral airway with flexible tip guide
US20030213492A1 (en) * 2002-05-16 2003-11-20 Alfery David D. Perilaryngeal oral airway with flexible tip guide
US9266268B2 (en) 2002-08-14 2016-02-23 Muhammed Aslam Nasir Method of manufacturing an airway device
US8778248B2 (en) 2002-08-14 2014-07-15 Muhammed Aslam Nasir Method of manufacturing an airway device
US10040231B2 (en) 2002-08-14 2018-08-07 Muhammed Aslam Nasir Airway device
US9475223B2 (en) 2002-08-14 2016-10-25 Muhammed Aslam Nasir Method of manufacturing an airway device
US6792948B2 (en) 2003-01-22 2004-09-21 Archibald I. J. Brain Laryngeal mask airway device with airway tube having flattened outer circumference and elliptical inner airway passage
US20040139971A1 (en) * 2003-01-22 2004-07-22 Brain Archibald I. J. Laryngeal mask airway device with airway tube having flattened outer circumference and elliptical inner airway passage
US20080053455A1 (en) * 2003-01-22 2008-03-06 Lma International Laryngeal mask airway device with airway tube having flattened outer circumference and elliptical inner airway passage
US9027559B2 (en) 2003-01-22 2015-05-12 The Laryngeal Mask Company Ltd. Laryngeal mask airway device with airway tube having flattened outer circumference and elliptical inner airway passage
US20060207601A1 (en) * 2003-08-14 2006-09-21 Nasir Muhammed Aslam Airway device
US8485188B2 (en) 2003-08-14 2013-07-16 Muhammed Aslam Nasir Airway device
US7806119B2 (en) 2003-08-14 2010-10-05 Intersurgical Uab Airway device
US20100319704A1 (en) * 2003-08-14 2010-12-23 Nasir Muhammed Aslam Airway device
US7134431B2 (en) 2003-09-08 2006-11-14 Indian Ocean Medical Inc. Laryngeal mask airway device with position controlling tab
US20050051173A1 (en) * 2003-09-08 2005-03-10 Brain Archibald I. J. Laryngeal mask airway device with position controlling tab
US7128071B2 (en) 2003-09-10 2006-10-31 Indian Ocean Medical Inc. Intubating laryngeal mask airway device with fiber optic assembly
US20070119460A1 (en) * 2003-09-10 2007-05-31 Brain Archibald I Intubating laryngeal mask airway device with fiber optic assembly
US20050051175A1 (en) * 2003-09-10 2005-03-10 Brain Archibald I. J. Intubating laryngeal mask airway device with fiber optic assembly
US7896007B2 (en) 2003-09-10 2011-03-01 Indian Ocean Medical Inc. Intubating laryngeal mask airway device with fiber optic assembly
AU2005221660B2 (en) * 2004-03-09 2010-09-16 Covidien Lp Laryngeal airway device
US7096868B2 (en) * 2004-03-09 2006-08-29 Nellcor Puritan Bennett Incorporated Laryngeal airway device
US8783256B2 (en) 2005-05-27 2014-07-22 The Laryngeal Mask Company Ltd. Laryngeal mask airway device
US9662465B2 (en) 2005-05-27 2017-05-30 The Laryngeal Mask Company Ltd. Laryngeal mask airway device
US9522245B2 (en) 2005-05-27 2016-12-20 The Laryngeal Mask Company Ltd. Laryngeal mask airway device and method of manufacture
US9498591B2 (en) 2005-05-27 2016-11-22 The Laryngeal Mask Company Ltd. Laryngeal mask airway device with a support for preventing occlusion
US20070023051A1 (en) * 2005-07-30 2007-02-01 Cook Daniel J Inflatable airways with pressure monitoring devices
US20080041392A1 (en) * 2006-08-18 2008-02-21 Cook Daniel J Laryngeal Mask with Esophageal Blocker and Bite Block
US7900632B2 (en) 2006-08-18 2011-03-08 Cookgas, L.L.C. Laryngeal mask with esophageal blocker and bite block
US7784464B2 (en) 2006-09-15 2010-08-31 Cookgas, Llc Laryngeal mask
US7780900B2 (en) 2006-09-15 2010-08-24 Cookgas, Llc Methods of forming a laryngeal mask
US8978658B2 (en) 2007-05-11 2015-03-17 Cookgas, Llc Self-pressurizing supraglottic airway
US7934502B2 (en) 2007-05-11 2011-05-03 Cookgas, Llc Self-pressurizing supraglottic airway
US8622060B2 (en) 2007-05-11 2014-01-07 Cookgas, Llc Self-pressurizing supraglottic airway
US20110168183A1 (en) * 2007-05-11 2011-07-14 Cook Daniel J Self-Pressurizing Supraglottic Airway
US9320864B2 (en) 2007-05-11 2016-04-26 Cookgas, Llc Self-pressurizing supraglottic airway
US20100288289A1 (en) * 2007-09-29 2010-11-18 Muhammed Aslam Nasir Airway device
US10576229B2 (en) 2009-03-03 2020-03-03 The Laryngeal Mask Company Limited Artificial airway device
US10576230B2 (en) 2009-07-06 2020-03-03 Teleflex Life Sciences Unlimited Company Artificial airway
US9265904B2 (en) 2009-07-06 2016-02-23 Teleflex Life Sciences Artificial airway
USD665495S1 (en) 2009-07-14 2012-08-14 Muhammed Aslam Nasir Medical device
US10126197B2 (en) 2009-08-13 2018-11-13 Teleflex Life Sciences Pressure indicator
US9528897B2 (en) 2009-08-13 2016-12-27 Chimden Medical Pty Ltd Pressure indicator
US9265905B2 (en) 2010-06-24 2016-02-23 Ashkal Developments Limited Stopper device
CN101874912A (zh) * 2010-07-18 2010-11-03 张海山 防漏麻醉面罩
US9974912B2 (en) 2010-10-01 2018-05-22 Teleflex Life Sciences Unlimited Company Artificial airway device
US9675772B2 (en) 2010-10-15 2017-06-13 The Laryngeal Mask Company Limited Artificial airway device
US10842962B2 (en) 2010-10-15 2020-11-24 Teleflex Life Sciences Pte. Ltd. Artificial airway device
US10549054B2 (en) 2011-02-02 2020-02-04 Teleflex Life Sciences Unlimited Company Artificial airway
USD693920S1 (en) 2011-06-08 2013-11-19 Intersurgical Ag Airway device
USD688787S1 (en) 2011-06-08 2013-08-27 Intersurgical Ag Airway device cap and strap holder
USD712244S1 (en) 2011-09-23 2014-09-02 Intersurgical Ag Medical device package
USD734662S1 (en) 2011-09-23 2015-07-21 Intersurgical Ag Medical device package
US20130125898A1 (en) * 2011-11-21 2013-05-23 Michael Moonsup Song Hybrid tubing supraglottic airway device
US10806327B2 (en) 2011-11-30 2020-10-20 Teleflex Life Sciences Pte, Ltd. Laryngeal mask for use with an endoscope
USD768846S1 (en) 2012-01-27 2016-10-11 Ashkal Developments Limited Airway device
US9937311B2 (en) 2012-01-27 2018-04-10 Ashkal Developments Limited Stopper device
USD769442S1 (en) 2012-01-27 2016-10-18 Ashkal Developments Limited Airway device
USD761952S1 (en) 2012-07-27 2016-07-19 Docsinnovent Limited Airway device
US10625037B2 (en) 2013-12-17 2020-04-21 Intersurgical Ag Intubating airway device
USD877888S1 (en) 2015-12-15 2020-03-10 Intersurgical Ag Airway device
USD842456S1 (en) 2015-12-15 2019-03-05 Intersurgical Ag Airway device
US11701484B2 (en) 2017-12-13 2023-07-18 Ashkal Developments Limited Airway device
US20210038844A1 (en) * 2019-08-09 2021-02-11 Ony Biotech Inc. Method Of Delivering Medicament
USD1025348S1 (en) 2020-04-16 2024-04-30 Intersurgical Ag Airway device

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP0845276A3 (de) 1998-10-28
AU724830B2 (en) 2000-09-28
EP0845276B1 (de) 2002-10-02
GB9622880D0 (en) 1997-01-08
AU4278297A (en) 1998-05-07
DE69716012T2 (de) 2003-02-06
ZA979659B (en) 1998-05-21
JPH11128349A (ja) 1999-05-18
EP0845276A2 (de) 1998-06-03
DE69716012D1 (de) 2002-11-07
CA2219860A1 (en) 1998-05-02

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US5979445A (en) Laryngeal mask airways and their manufacture
US6021779A (en) Laryngeal mask airways and their manufacture
AU745760B2 (en) Laryngeal mask airways and their manufacture
US5871012A (en) Laryngeal mask airways and their manufacture
GB2318735A (en) Laryngeal mask airway and manufacture thereof
US6012452A (en) Laryngeal mask assemblies
JP3964531B2 (ja) 喉頭部マスク組立体
EP0842672B1 (de) Kehlkopfmaske und ihre Herstellung
EP0794807B1 (de) Künstliche luftwegvorrichtung
US8449713B2 (en) Gastro-laryngeal mask
JP4629934B2 (ja) 喉頭マスク組立体
US5201310A (en) Medico-surgical tube with sealing cuff and a suction lumen at the top of the cuff
GB2317830A (en) Laryngeal mask assembly
KR20080031213A (ko) 후두 마스크 기도 장치 및 그 제조 방법
GB2319478A (en) Laryngeal mask airway and manufacture thereof

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
AS Assignment

Owner name: SMITHS INDUSTRIES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY, ENGLAND

Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:NEAME, SIMON;PAGAN, ERIC;REEL/FRAME:008866/0182

Effective date: 19971013

AS Assignment

Owner name: SMITHS GROUP PLC, ENGLAND

Free format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:SMITHS INDUSTRIES PLC;REEL/FRAME:011566/0432

Effective date: 20001130

FEPP Fee payment procedure

Free format text: PAYOR NUMBER ASSIGNED (ORIGINAL EVENT CODE: ASPN); ENTITY STATUS OF PATENT OWNER: LARGE ENTITY

FPAY Fee payment

Year of fee payment: 4

REMI Maintenance fee reminder mailed
REMI Maintenance fee reminder mailed
LAPS Lapse for failure to pay maintenance fees
STCH Information on status: patent discontinuation

Free format text: PATENT EXPIRED DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF MAINTENANCE FEES UNDER 37 CFR 1.362

FP Lapsed due to failure to pay maintenance fee

Effective date: 20071109